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Thread Number: 42049
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| Post# 619224 8/22/2012 at 14:13 (4,254 days old) by xpanam (Palm Springs California ) | ||
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Post# 619228 , Reply# 1 8/22/2012 at 14:20 (4,254 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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 Is a KDC18. I wonder if anyone here has any opinion/expertise regards to patching porcelain liners such as that. Would be a shame to give this machine a death knoll because of the severe gouging on the liner. But looks like owners were quite careless with it and banging stuff on the liner. This post was last edited 08/22/2012 at 17:09 | ||
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Post# 619237 , Reply# 2 8/22/2012 at 15:03 (4,254 days old) by kakidd (Texas) |
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Rinse Aid Dispenser I didn't remember the KDC-18's having a rinse aid dispenser. Was this a feature only on the portable models? | ||
| Post# 619256 , Reply# 3 8/22/2012 at 17:04 (4,254 days old) by xpanam (Palm Springs California ) | ||
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Post# 619257 , Reply# 4 8/22/2012 at 17:08 (4,254 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Rinse Aid dispenser | ||
| Post# 619285 , Reply# 5 8/22/2012 at 19:24 (4,254 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) | ||
 IIRC sometimes KitchenAid added bonus features to the portable/convertible models that were either NA or optional on the built-ins. Go figure.
Always liked the KitchenAid Custom models; they were BOL's that retained the value of their bigger brothers and you didn't feel like you were being chintz-ed. Our Custom KDC-17a was a great machine. I'll never forget the smell of the inside of that machine when we first opened it up and that beautiful USS steel sticker on the porcelain door. | ||
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Post# 619315 , Reply# 6 8/22/2012 at 22:04 (4,254 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Damaged door linner on KA DW | ||
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Post# 619337 , Reply# 7 8/22/2012 at 23:11 (4,254 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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there are various ways that this can be touched up in an alm | ||
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Post# 619424 , Reply# 8 8/23/2012 at 07:37 (4,253 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Chipped Porcelain DW Tanks Many times a chipped spot like this that is not in the sump where it almost always stays wet will not ever rust anyway. And often even though white top coat is chipped off enough of the dark base coat is still there and that will again protect the metal from rusting.
That said you can use a light colored two-part epoxy and sand it smooth when dry, one can also use two-part epoxy paint to touch up damaged areas. Nothing is as good as the original porcelain finish and these suggested fixes may have to be redone at some time in the future but either one properly done could last more than ten years of daily use. In keeping 20-40 year old DWs in daily use you will face much more significant problems than a few small chips on the top edge of the door, this is an area that I have never seen rust out even on a D&M DW LOL. | ||
| Post# 619447 , Reply# 10 8/23/2012 at 09:10 (4,253 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
Custom...
always liked the BOL KAs, bought a KDC-17 new in '74, have another one now, along with a KDI-17 and a BOL portable 17. They all have the same motor, and we don't use all those other cycles anyhow...they do a fine job if loaded right.
Agree it's not likely to rust, you can touch it up periodically, we kept the rust at bay on our old Volvo 240 for years just by grinding and painting all the rust spots every fall. If truly concerned about the chips, why not just do a door transplant, shouldn't be all that hard to find a good KA 18 door? | ||
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